Button fastener



Jul 12,1927. 1,635,785

A. GROSS BUTTON FASTENER Filed April '7, 1926 Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITED STATES ANNA L. eaoss, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUTTON FASTENER, i

Application filed April 7,

The object of this invention is to devise a novel buttonfastener whichcan be applied to a garment Without using a special bending tool, andwhich can be readily removedwhenever desired.

l/Vith the aboveand other objects in view as will hereinafter moreclearly appear my invention comprehends a novel button fastenercomprising a double pointed wire to pass through the eyes of the buttonand a novel construction of backing or rear support with which the freeend portions of the wire can be engaged or from which they can bedisengaged when the button is to beremoved.

It further comprehends a novel fastener having a backing or holdingmember formed from sheet material, with openings and a b recess toreceive the fastener, and with deflected portions to receive and concealthe free end portions of the wire.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter moreclearly appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in theaccompanying drawing a typical embodiment of it, which, in practice,will give reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however, to beunderstood that this embodiment is typical only and that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized, and the invention is not, therefore, limited tothe precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities asherein set forth.

Figure 1 is a top plan, view of a button, and the fabric to which it issecured by a button fastener embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a button plan view, with the free ends of the Wire bentlaterally. I

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view, With the free ends of the wire in lockedposition.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the backing is formed.

Figure 7 is a plan view of the wire blank.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the wire staple.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings l designates a Wire staple in the form of1926. Serial No. 100,294.

a double pointed U shaped wire, which is' blank 3, end portionsof whichhave the oppositely directed slits and 5. The end portions 6 and? arebent rearwardly and. inwardly, and the central portion of the blank ispreferably rearwardlydepressed to form a groove 8 through the centralportion of whichpass the two apertures 9 which receive the free ends ofthe wire. 10 designates a button, and 11 the fabric of a garment towhich the button is to be attached. The staple 1 may, if desired, beflattened as at 12.

The operation of securing a button to a arment will now be understood bythose skilled in this art and is as follows The button is placed againstthe fabric and the ends of the wire passed through the apertures in thebut-ton and through the apertures 9 of the backing. The free ends of thewire are then bent to lie in the depressed groove 8. The ends are then.bent around the shoulders 13 and 14: and bent to pass through the slits4 and 5 and be re,- tained and concealed between the folds of the endportions 6 and 7 and the juxtaposed portions of the backing, so thatexposed ends are not present.

For purpose of illustration only, I have shown my novel button fasteneras applied to the ordinary button having a pair of apertures. It is,however, to be understood that it is equally adaptable to buttons whichare provided with a shank or with the different type of covered buttons.

In the case of buttons having four apertures instead of two, two of thebutton fasteners embodying my invention may be employed. It will beapparent that the backing portion of the fastener can be veryeconomically manufactured, since it can be readily formed from sheetmaterial of any desired character, such as metal, composition,celluloid, or the like.

It will also be apparent that, if desired, the fastener may have aprotecting covering applied-Which may be of any desired material and itmay have any desired color effect applied to it.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful skirtmarker which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirablein the statement of the invention and the above description, and thatWhile I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferredembodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliableresults, it is to be understood that this embodiment is susceptible ofmodification in various particulars Without departing from the spirit orscope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A button fastener, comprising a staple and a backing, said backingcomprising a piece of sheet material having a central groove providedwith apertures to receive the staple and having portions extendinglaterally in opposite directions from said groove, and havingoverlapping portions to form weaves loops to receive the free ends ofthe staple.

2. A button fastener, comprising a staple, and a backing, said hackinghaving a central groove having apertures to receive the staple, andhaving at opposite end portions laterally extending loops to receive thefree ends of said staples.

3. A button fastener, comprising a staple and a staple receiving member,said staple receiving member having a central groove and provided atopposite ends, and extending in opposite directions from said groove,laterally extending folds to receive the ends of the staple, said foldsbeing cut at their outer edge to facilitate the insertion of the freeends of the staples, and said groove having apertures through which thestaple is adapted to extend.

ANNA. L. GROSS.

